Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I rise to urge Senator Reid to say a very clear no to the request by 37 Republicans that we create a new Senate select committee on Benghazi. I was astounded to see 37 Republicans-- many of whom have worked on this issue with me and Senator Menendez on the Foreign Relations Committee--essentially make this request at a time when we have so much information already on Benghazi. To spend the funds for this separate committee--in addition to the one the House has set up--doesn't make sense unless you believe, as I do, that this is all a political witch hunt. The attacks of September 11, 2012, in Benghazi that took the lives of four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, were a tragedy. After such a tragedy, we should all come together and make certain that this never happens again, but we should not play politics. Instead of focusing and agreeing on how we can prevent future attacks against U.S. personnel overseas--as they have had an opportunity to do by adding more funding for diplomatic posts to protect our people--the Republicans want to turn the Benghazi-Libya tragedy into a scandal. That is scandalous. The way they are handling this issue is a scandal. The American people are smart. I have seen recent polls, and they get it. More than 60 percent--and I will look that up again--say this is all about politics; it is not about anything else. I wish to explain to the American people what we have done about this tragedy.…”